Eminem, Missy Elliott nominated for MTV Video Music Awards

Eminem, Missy Elliott and the rock band P.O.D. lead the nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards with six each.

Eminem's video for Without Me is nominated for video of the year, best male video and best rap video.

Missy Elliott's One Minute Man is up for best hip-hop video.

It is also nominated in several technical categories including best direction, editing and special effects.

Alive by P.O.D. has been nominated in categories including video of the year and best group video. The band's other hit, Youth Of A Nation, was nominated for best rock video.

Shakira's Whenever, Wherever is up for awards in four categories, including best female video, best dance video and best pop video.

The White Stripes also have four nominations for Fell In Love With A Girl which is up for video of the year, breakthrough video, editing and special effects.

The other nominees for video of the year are Gone by NSync; In The End by Linkin Park; and One Mic by Nas.

The 2002 Video Music Awards ceremony, is due to take place in New York on August 29.